painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
regret; repentance; remorse
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to